Tuesday, May 23, 2017

JD & Pablo join forces to cover most of May 17th comics. JD takes care of the DC books and Pablo Gunner reviews mostly the Marvel and indies. Oddly enough we have a power theme and the guys are split for Runner-Up and Back 'n Bag Of the Week. Find out what,why, and about all the STRONG BUYs.

I
love this artist on this book. He kills it every time. Towards the
beginning you have Oliver breaking down. His younger sister, Emi, no
calling herself Red Arrow does her best to talk him through it while
she's on her own mission. Black Canary calls out a reporter for having
the hits for her man. Once they clear the air they get to work on some
investigating. The face off was pretty cool between Emi and Cheshire
then Arsenal intervened. They have a nice little chat. All the while the
guy Ollie is mourning is actually getting recruited by one of the bad
guys. Arrow unleashes on a cavalcade of dudes that try to ambush him.
It's wicked as hell but it ends up feeling like a hollow victory once
you seem the staple of Seattle crumble. Phenomenal issue in every way.

Grade: STRONG BUY!!!

Trinity #9 $3.99

Story, art, colors, and cover: Francis Manapul

The
Green Lanterns and Cyborg appear to be floating in space, dead. The
Trinity reflects on the first story arc before they are transported to
the Watchtower. They come up with a plan to revive Cyborg. Bats does
detecting, Supes & WW do the fighting, then Flash arrives to get
things up to speed. Then something shows up to eradicate. It looks
absolutely spectacular and stunning. The paneling structure is
spectacular. Even though all the characters seem stripped down to their
essential characteristic it's done well and accurately but it makes them
feel a bit one dimensional. Story is interesting and seems like a solid
jumping on point.